The Shim Sham is a awesome but simple jazz routine that anyone can learn. This workshop will start right at the beginning, no previous experience is necessary. The Shim Sham is performed at most events and we’ll make sure to give you the opportunity to practice at our drop in classes and socials.

On Saturday 12th December, teams of dancers from Leeds, York and Hull will be performing routines at The Light Shopping Centre in order to raise money for the NSPCC!

Many of the dancers involved are new to dancing and have never performed in public before so this is a huge challenge for them. They have all worked really hard to learn their routines and will be performing at least 5 times between 12 noon and 5.30pm, so please do come along on the day to support them.

The first Lindy at the Light took place in 2005. Since that time, we have raised over £44,000 for the NSPCC! We have a target of £4,000 this year and you can help us get to that target by:

Coming on the day, watching the routines and putting money in our buckets;

Learn to swing dance in four classes!

Our fundamentals course is a very popular way to kick start your dancing.This course will help you build your basic skills giving you a solid foundation in fundamental lindy hop moves and techniques, ideal for people who’ve never danced before. With small class sizes you will get to meet and know a lovely group of people interested in dancing. Meaning you’ll have friends to dance with when you come along to a social dance or drop in class.

Hot Charleston on 21st November will be a Practice Session! This Practice Session will be self-guided (i.e. there will not be anyone ‘in charge’). The session will be at The Dance Studio Leeds as usual, at the normal time of 3.30pm – 5.30pm.

Music and a way to watch videos will be provided so that you can get together and practice those moves you know (and even those you find tricky!). Please feel free to make use of the space however you would like. For example, have a Charleston Jam or two and maybe even put together your own routine!

There is no charge for this session, but donations to the cost of the room hire are welcome.

The Big Apple is an awesome Solo Jazz choreography by Frankie Manning! It is done world wide and all the best dancers know it.

It’s notoriously fast and difficult to remember – BUT- we’ve got the perfect solution to remember it. We’ll take it in chunks and have plenty of time to practice at home, and lots of practice each week.

So whether the Big Apple is entirely new to you or you’ve learnt bits of it here and there this six week course will solidify it in your memory.

Charleston is a fun and exciting dance full of self-expression. We run Hot Charleston Workshops every two weeks on a Saturday afternoon 3.30pm – 5.30pm at The Dance Studio Leeds.

The workshops are open to complete beginners as well as more experienced dancers. Each week we start with the basics, introduce a few showy moves and provide a structured way to freestyle what you’ve learnt.

As well as being great fun to do, it is also a great workout and you’ll meet some awesome people along the way.

There’s no need to book in advance, just turn up and pay £8 on the door for the full two hours. Full details, including dates can be found here.